Nalco gives 5 more PCR vans to city police
Bhubaneswar: The National Aluminium Company ltd on Monday gave five more PCR vans, in addition to 42 given earlier, to assist the Twin-City Commissionerate Police. The vans, costing `63 lakh, were flagged off by Nalco CMD TK Chand and Commissioner of Police RP Sharma here. Chand said, “Nalco, as a partner in the Police-Corporate Partnership programme, shall continue to support the police of the State.” Dr Sharma lauded the Nalco's support, saying that out of the requirement of 53 PCR vans in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, 47 have been donated by Nalco.
J'suguda Youth Cong chief joins BJD
Bhubaneswar: Jharsuguda Youth Congress president K Ishwar Rao and 50 other Congress workers joined the BJD at the Naveen Niwas here on Tuesday in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and former Jharsuguda MlA Kishore Mohanty. “I joined the BJD to further the development process in my area,” Rao said.
SBI donates blankets to underprivileged
Bhubaneswar: The State Bank of India (SBI) donated blankets to poor and underprivileged people, who spend nights on the footpaths in the capital city on January 1 and 2. Top executives of the SBI, including CGM B Venugopala Reddy, General Manager (NW-I) Pulak Kumar Sinha and General Manager (NW-II) AK Chowdhury and their family members spent put blankets on the underprivileged people, who were sleeping on the footpaths.